Product Classification
In order to export products or goods, you need to obtain the products Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) and HTS code. The Importer/Exporter is responsible for the correct classification on their documents.
The ECCN is needed for Export Control reasons and the HTS for Custom and Free Trade reasons.
ECCN A key in determining whether an export license is knowing whether the item you are intending to export has a specific Export Control Classification Number (ECCN). The ECCN is an alpha-numeric code, e.g., 4A003 that describes a particular item or type of item.
Goods
Dual-use items are divided into ten categories:
- Category 0 – Nuclear Materials, Facilities and Equipment
- Category 1 – Special Materials and Related Equipment
- Category 2 – Materials Processing
- Category 3 – Electronics
- Category 4 – Computers
- Category 5 – Telecommunications and Information Security
- Category 6 – Sensors and Lasers
- Category 7 – Navigation and Avionics
- Category 8 – Marine
- Category 9 – Aerospace and Propulsion
and Five Product Groups:
- A. Systems, Equipment and Components
- B. Test, Inspection and Production Equipment
- C. Material
- D. Software
- E. Technology
Software
- Encryption
- Symmetrical Algorithms
- Asymmetrical Algorithms
- Hash Algorithm
- EU or US
Hardware (Computer)
- Performance (APP)
- Encryption
- EU or US
Examples,
4A003.c – Electronic assemblies specially designed or modified to be capable of enhancing performance by aggregation of processors so that the APP of the aggregation exceeds 0.75 WT.
5A002.a.2 – equipment designed or modified to perform cryptanalytic functions.
5D002.c.1 – only “software” having the characteristics, or performing or simulating the functions, of equipment specified in 5A002.a.2.
HTS
Helps you find commodity codes to classify goods for export and import.
The first six digits are global.
Example,
8471 50 – Processing units other than those of subheading 8471 41 or 8471 49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units.
EU – Combined Nomenclature - Commission Regulation (EC) No 948/2009